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At the time of all connected, the sports domain does not break the rule. Booster and its performances will have never been as easy as it is with the era of the mobile applications and connected objects.
In 2006, Nike launches the sensor Nike + to stick inside shoes. Thanks to the latter, it becomes easy to know the distance which we have traveled. Afterward, with the appearance of AppStore and Play Store, the connected applications take over and develop new services. Among these newcomers, there is PumpUp, a mixture between application and social network dedicated to sports. Thanks to this, it is not only possible to enter performances and share them in photo as on Instagram, but also create its own trainings. By informing the time, equipment we have, zones which we would like to work at its level, PumpUp generates a personalized program. Therefore, the sport becomes a new domain in which the technology takes an important part.
The connected ski, the glide 2.0
Revolution for ski amateurs, this season of the strong alpine helmet (casque forcite alpine) has gone. The latter innovates with its characteristics. It has a high-definition camera 4K with stabilizer of image and a sensor photo of 13,2 Megapixels with an objective of 140°. A package makes a direct competitor in Go Pro on the market of mini embarked cameras. Without counting the fact that these images can be directly shared in social networks via the smartphone of the sportsman. Furthermore, its owner can also make phone calls and listen to music thanks to headphones and earphone Bluetooth in the helmet. Finally, it allows especially to follow the statistics thanks to sensors. It is also possible to know its speed, height, distance, and number of tracks. In the ski field, the technology directly comes to be embedded in the equipment and accompanies the sportsman throughout the training, before and later.
A successful and connected bike
The domain of the cycling is also conquered by the technology. LeEco, a Chinese company, presented its new bike connected (vélo connecté) in the Motive World Congress in Barcelone, Super Bike. This bike has already been marketed in China, would soon be sold in the United States for 730 euros. A high price is explained by numerous characteristics, of which an appearance adapted to the expectations of cyclists. By a meticulous choice of materials, it is a resistant, light and solid bike, and especially connected. The present smartphone on the handlebars allows to send and receive messages and calls, and fills all the features waited on behalf of a classic mobile application. It also has a tracker of activity and allows to listen to music. However, the security is not put aside, in particular, thanks to indicators and lighthouses, allowing an activity without risk.
The running applications, the most wide-spread connected practice
Moreover, the most connected sport is running. It is originated from the boom and pursued by the number of mobile applications dedicated to it. From Endomondo to Nike Running, via Strava, they multiply and always offer more services. Except the simple calculation of distance or speed, we can find the number of burned calories and even the quantity of water consumed with the effort. Don’t forget the possibility of sharing performances in the social networks.
And you, are you well connected?
Lorry Mosin